Ravens Gambled And Lost Drew, Peerman

[WinnipegRaven]

"It appears that the Ravens were trying to stash two draft picks, fifth-round pick Davon Drew, a tight end from East Carolina, and sixth-round pick Cedric Peerman, a running back from Virginia, on the practice squad.

But as they waited for the players to clear waivers, the Miami Dolphins grabbed Drew and the Cleveland Browns took Peerman.

It's odd that the Ravens waived two draft picks. Drew got beat out by a converted linebacker, Edgar Jones, who had a horrible dropped pass in the third exhibition game. Peerman couldn't unseat Jalen Parmele and Matt Lawrence, two guys the Ravens signed as free agents.

The guess here is that they liked Drew and Peerman, wanted to keep them on the practice squad and gambled that they'd get through waivers. It was a bad gamble.

For a team hurting at tight end (L.J. Smith is a sneeze away from pulling a muscle and Todd Heap isn't exactly the Cal Ripken Jr. of tight ends), the loss of the athletic Drew could sting.

The Ravens have five running backs and keeping Peerman would have been a luxury. But you hate to see him go to a division rival.

It just shows that other teams have recognized the Ravens' talent on both sides of the ball and were waiting for cutdown day to grab some of that talent. GM Ozzie Newsome usually holds on to his draft picks like they're his kids, so it had to really hurt to cut a fifth-rounder and a sixth-rounder from the same draft. It will really hurt if they develop into NFL players."

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/blog/2009/09/ravens_gambled_and_lost_drew_peerman.html

Bah! Can't say I agree with the move either. It may work to a degree with our Fantasy Football leagues, but attempting to stash players for real until they clear waivers like this is DANGEROUS. A fellow at the bottom makes a very good point with reference to James Harrison and Priest Holmes which is hard to disagree with. Pretty sure Peerman ran one of the best 40 times at the combine (i know this doesnt say much but its a start) and considering how thin we are at TE one has to wonder if these moves may have been a little bit dangerous.

[lowrider]

I'd rather had Edger Jones and I'd rather have Parmele. So even though we took a risk, we really didn't risk that much because we obviously valued Jones and Parmele more than Peerman and Drew.

[Ed_Reed20]

They did lose out but the way I see it is, if Peerrman and Drew players had played well enough, neither of them would've been cut. Drew getting claimed stings a bit more because right now, the TE position is one injury away from disaster but I'm not worried about losing Peerman. RBs are a dime a dozen and plus, Peerman and Lawrence outplayed Peerman from camp to the end of pre-season.

[FerrariFan87]

Disappointing to say the least... Peerman was a great character guy and showed flashes of what he can do in this league.

[darklight1216]

It would have been nice to have Peerman on the practise squad, but Parmele and Lawrence clearly outperformed him.
I wonder about Drew though. It's kind of like our WRs; if you're not good enough to back-up what we have, are you really that good?
I'd prefer to have him, but it's not a huge loss. Lol, I'd probably be more upset if the short guy had been stolen from under us.

[RavensFanInCA]

Davon Drew injury-waived by Dolphins

[url="http://twitter.com/RavensInsider/status/3849890516"]Twitter Link[/url]

[flynismo]

There's a reason we waived them in the first place.

Then again, we cut James Harrison three times........

[darklight1216]

[quote name='flynismo' date='08 September 2009 - 07:09 PM' timestamp='1252451397' post='230993']
There's a reason we waived them in the first place.

[b]Then again, we cut James Harrison three times........[/b]
[/quote]
That was the Steelers. We cut him once.



I think the Ravens generally have a good track record. How many others can you name?

[Johnny Boy]

Ozzie and Company have a nose (most of the time)for the good. It is what it is. Does this open up the practice squad for him now? Is Smolko sweating now?

[flynismo]

[quote name='darklight1216' date='08 September 2009 - 07:14 PM' timestamp='1252451697' post='230994']
That was the Steelers. We cut him once.



I think the Ravens generally have a good track record. How many others can you name?
[/quote]

Not very many, that's for sure. Usually guys suck after we let them go.

[CorvusCorax]

You can't keep them all. 31 other teams are out there scouting talent as well.

[H8R]

This kind of goes with what I've been saying, sometimes the "Best Player Available" idea is only good until you start stacking guys you know who wont make it because of over abundance of guys. I trust Ozzie, it just makes you a little uneasy at times.

[J-man]

Davon Drew was injury-waived by the Dolphins, so he's most likely a free agent.

[Ravensfan23]

Well i don't really think the Ravens drafted Drew or Peerman with the intention of them coming in and being studs. Maybe a few years down the road they would be solid players, but that's the beauty of the later rounds of the draft.

Guys after the 4 round are really just depth guys,(for really good teams after the 3rd round). Those are guys you take a shot on, it doesn't matter if they are developmental guys. If they come into Camp and show off, then great, but if they don't outplay what you already have, then it's not big lost.

Drew was a former QB, turn TE, so the Ravens knew his learning curve at the NFL would be huge. Now would they have liked to keep him, of course they drafted him for a reason. However losing him doesn't really impact us that much.

I can almost promise there will be a TE in next years draft that will be as good if not better then Drew that the Ravens could pick up. Hell a guy like Jermaine Gresham, might fall to the 4th or 5th round now that he is out for the entire college season. Look at Cornelius Ingram last year. Even missing the entire college season i think Gresham would be an upgrade over Drew, or anybody other then Heap at this point.

As for Peerman, he showed some things, but the Ravens had to like him for a reason. I think it's a good sign to see a talented draft pick cut, because that means that the guy(s) that beat him out are pretty damn good. Most years drafted players are safe from cuts, but it speaks greatly to you teams quality depth, when 2 of your draft picks aren't good enough to make the active squad.

Like i've said before, anyone feeling like the draft was a waste because of the 2 picks cut, just replace the names of Ellerbe and Gerard for Drew and Peerman and we come out even.

[wolfzie06]

Drew must have something that we all didn't know about to get injury-waived. He was a big disappointment. He was the only pick I really questioned because I felt that there were better tight ends available in the 5th round.

[Ravnet]

Peerman is similar to Kruger in that he is extremely talented, but (un)fortunately, we're stacked at his respective position.

[Steelerkillers]

[quote name='flynismo' date='08 September 2009 - 07:49 PM' timestamp='1252453751' post='231008']
Not very many, that's for sure. Usually guys suck after we let them go.
[/quote]
I thought guys do well when we let'em go. (Priest Holmes, Chester Taylor, Brandon Stokely etc. Oh, all those guys except J-Lewis! Oh, my bad, You said (Let Go). Does that mean Trade, Waive, Release?

[flynismo]

[quote name='Steelerkillers' date='08 September 2009 - 11:36 PM' timestamp='1252467408' post='231124']
I thought guys do well when we let'em go. (Priest Holmes, Chester Taylor, Brandon Stokely etc. Oh, all those guys except J-Lewis! Oh, my bad, You said (Let Go). Does that mean Trade, Waive, Release?
[/quote]

I meant the "unknown" youngsters that we cut loose. James Harrison is the only guy that really comes to mind, although I'm sure I probably forgot a guy or two.

[52Kia Kaha92]

when we picked him over James Casey i was a little shocked, and now even more dissapointed.
Oh well, looks like the dolphins will just IR him going by this. Why couldnt we think of that lol jk

Also I like that we didnt let them on the roster just because they are rookies. They should have to earn there spot and they didnt. I love John Harbaugh and he will turn this team into a dynasty

[BloodRaven]

Peerman is a fumble machine, he has hands like a midget.

[Integrity]

[quote name='flynismo' date='09 September 2009 - 12:16 AM' timestamp='1252469800' post='231138']
I meant the "unknown" youngsters that we cut loose. James Harrison is the only guy that really comes to mind, although I'm sure I probably forgot a guy or two.
[/quote]

Jeff Saturday signed with the team as an undrafted free agent in 1998, but was waived two months later and picked up by the Colts.

[flynismo]

[quote name='Integrity' date='09 September 2009 - 10:51 AM' timestamp='1252507910' post='231222']
Jeff Saturday signed with the team as an undrafted free agent in 1998, but was waived two months later and picked up by the Colts.
[/quote]

Good call.

[rastaman831226]

At TE, Heap is the starter, L.J. Smith is a vet, Jones is a big blocker and far too valuable because of his versatility, Drew was a project and thus expendable. Pearman was a victim of the numbers game. I can see the Ravens finding a spot for Drew, his value is down the line.